Ruins of Gianthold

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The main story arc, The Reaver's Bane, is bestowed by Cydonie, Agent of Argonessen in the west side of the Marketplace when your character reaches level 10. Upon receiving this quest, Thaden the Farshifter can then transport you to the Gianthold - a small city zone. From there you are able to enter the Ruins of Gianthold zone.

The Ruins of Gianthold is a level 13 Wilderness Adventure Area, allowing characters level 10 through 18 full XP rewards. For the epic version, see Ruins of Gianthold (epic).

Spoilers!
Faster travel around the Gianthold wilderness is available by speaking to Narkonk.
(Note that the shrines near the Prison of the Planes (northwest) and near the Doomed Brother (south) are not shown.)

Gianthold Farshifter

The farshifter in Gianthold, Narkonk, can teleport you to the Heroic/Epic version of three faction locations: Storm's Eye (far west), Storm's Heart (south-central), or Storm's Fist (far east) (shown in aqua on map, above). This can save a lot of running time when getting to far away quests.

• You can only be shifted to a location that you have already found (by walking there).
• The Icon for this NPC is a yellow X instead of the green "star" typically used to port to a different zone.
• Using the NPC gives you the normal quest entry dialog box, allowing you to choose the usual options.

Quests

Only three of the quests in this zone are given by NPCs located within the Gianthold city area:

Madstone Crater

• Bestowed by Blaze ar'Rhind
• Map to Entrance
• This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

The Prison of the Planes

• Bestowed by Nimbus ar'Yorg
• Map to Entrance
• This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

A Cabal for One

• Bestowed by Jorgundal ar'Grund
• Map to entrance
• This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

In addition to the pre-req, pre-raid, and raid quests, there are a number of quests located within the Wilderness Adventure Area. These quests are granted when you approach their entrance, and the end reward for the quest is given by various NPCs located within the Gianthold city zone.

The walk-up quests located within the wilderness area are:

The Crucible

• Map to quest Entrance
• End reward given by Darsak
• This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

A Cry for Help

• Map to quest entrance
• End reward given by Pheryl Barlo
• This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

Feast or Famine

• Map to quest entrance
• End reward given by Raksool
• This quest may give Ancient Elven Relics in the final chest

Foundation of Discord

• Map to quest entrance
• End reward given by Nemeef Bakto
• This quest may give Ancient Dragon Relics in the final chest

The Maze of Madness

• Map to quest entrance
• End reward given by Eebilsteenk
• This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

Trial by Fire

• Map to quest entrance
• End reward given by Krakadoom
• This quest may give Ancient Giant Relics in the final chest

Quests By Favor

Quest Name	Quest Level	Total Favor	Patron	Casual	Normal	Hard	Elite
The Fall of Truth (R)	25	24	Agents of Argonnessen	— —	— ●♦27,417	— ●♥28,215	— ●♠29,013
The Crucible	14/24	24	Agents of Argonnessen	♣6,257 ●♣11,837	♦10,898 ●♦45,175	♥11,368 ●♥46,535	♠11,837 ●♠47,895
Madstone Crater/Return to Madstone Crater	14/24	24	Agents of Argonnessen	♣4,002 ●♣16,514	♦6,969 ●♦28,374	♥7,268 ●♥29,225	♠7,566 ●♠30,077
The Prison of the Planes/Return to Prison of the Planes	14/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,436 ●♣10,020	♦4,240 ●♦17,214	♥4,420 ●♥17,727	♠4,600 ●♠18,240
Gianthold Tor/Return to Gianthold Tor	14/24	21	Agents of Argonnessen	♣3,650 ●♣15,054	♦6,356 ●♦25,886	♥6,628 ●♥26,641	♠6,900 ●♠27,417
The Reaver's Fate (R)	14	18	Agents of Argonnessen	— —	♦6,540 —	♥6,820 —	♠7,100 —
A Cabal for One/Return to Cabal for One	14/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣1,855 ●♣7,612	♦3,228 ●♦13,075	♥3,364 ●♥13,463	♠3,500 ●♠13,851
A Cry for Help	13/24	21	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,915 ●♣12,574	♦5,086 ●♦21,602	♥5,313 ●♥22,248	♠5,540 ●♠22,894
Feast or Famine	13/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,748 ●♣11,844	♦4,793 ●♦20,349	♥5,006 ●♥20,957	♠5,220 ●♠21,565
Foundation of Discord	13/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,344 ●♣10,093	♦4,089 ●♦17,339	♥4,270 ●♥17,856	♠4,452 ●♠18,373
The Maze of Madness	13/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,076 ●♣8,926	♦3,620 ●♦15,332	♥3,780 ●♥15,788	♠3,940 ●♠16,244
Trial by Fire	13/24	18	Agents of Argonnessen	♣2,412 ●♣10,385	♦4,206 ●♦17,841	♥4,393 ●♥18,372	♠4,580 ●♠18,904
Total	12 Quests	240 Favor	Agents of Argonnessen	♣22,695 ●♣97,085	♦46,101 ●♦194,185	♥48,115 ●♥199,905	♠65,235 ●♠264,473

(R) = 12-man Raid party

Rare Encounters

Each Rare Encounter is worth 800 XP, with a 4,000 Bonus XP for locating everything.

• Slay Expedition Leader Brazwold
• Slay Lord Ragath Zakya Master Ragath
• Slay Pride Leader Xilic
• Slay Bow Master Yaga
• Slay Uthger Runetusk
• Slay Tarmor Stonehoof
• Slay Captain Two Stone
• Slay Lord Jax
• Slay Lord Cirrus
• Slay Chief Ogh

There are 5 other possible chests:

• There is an Ancient Flayer with a locked chest at the top of Crystal Spin Peak, which has an unlock DC of 46. The Ancient Flayer is always there and is not counted as a rare encounter.
• There is an unlocked chest at the Aurum Supply Depot; smash the breakables to trigger the Aurum Supply Master and 2 Gold Concord Clerics ambush and kill them to unlock the chest.
• At the end of Feast or Famine quest, if you take the passage used by the hunting party optional, you will exit to an otherwise unreachable area. Kill every mob there (some will spawn in front of the tents) to have an unlocked chest appear there.
• Occasionally, there is an unlocked chest on a small ledge above the entrance to A Cry for Help. Kill the Zakya Cult Archers around the ledge, jump up via the crystals (or take the very long way around) and run around the ledge to the east. There are 3 Zakya on a small platform only accessible from up on the ledge. The chest will only appear if there is a non-archer among the 3 Zakya.
• There is also a rare chance of an unlocked chest just northeast of Pride Leader Xilic - where there usually are two giants.

Slayer

Storm's Eye Soldier

• Slay 10 Storm's Eye soldiers: 565 XP = 56.5 xp/kill
• Slay 25 Storm's Eye soldiers: 766 XP = 51.07 xp/kill
• Slay 50 Storm's Eye soldiers: 1,045 XP = 41.8 xp/kill
• Slay 100 Storm's Eye soldiers: 1,560 XP = 31.2 xp/kill
• Slay 200 Storm's Eye soldiers: 2,515 XP = 25.15 xp/kill
• Slay 400 Storm's Eye soldiers: 4,405 XP = 22.03 xp/kill
• Slay 750 Storm's Eye soldiers: 7,395 XP = 21.13 xp/kill
• Slay 1,500 Storm's Eye soldiers: 15,390 XP = 20.52 xp/kill
• Slay 3,000 Storm's Eye soldiers: 31,195 XP = 20.8 xp/kill

Storm's Fist Soldier

• Slay 10 Storm's Fist soldiers: 565 XP = 56.5 xp/kill
• Slay 25 Storm's Fist soldiers: 766 XP = 51.07 xp/kill
• Slay 50 Storm's Fist soldiers: 1,045 XP = 41.8 xp/kill
• Slay 100 Storm's Fist soldiers: 1,560 XP = 31.2 xp/kill
• Slay 200 Storm's Fist soldiers: 2,515 XP = 25.15 xp/kill
• Slay 400 Storm's Fist soldiers: 4,405 XP = 22.03 xp/kill
• Slay 750 Storm's Fist soldiers: 7,395 XP = 21.13 xp/kill
• Slay 1,500 Storm's Fist soldiers: 15,390 XP = 20.52 xp/kill
• Slay 3,000 Storm's Fist soldiers: 31,195 XP = 20.8 xp/kill

Storm's Heart Soldier

• Slay 10 Storm's Heart soldiers: 565 XP = 56.5 xp/kill
• Slay 25 Storm's Heart soldiers: 766 XP = 51.07 xp/kill
• Slay 50 Storm's Heart soldiers: 1,045 XP = 41.8 xp/kill
• Slay 100 Storm's Heart soldiers: 1,560 XP = 31.2 xp/kill
• Slay 200 Storm's Heart soldiers: 2,515 XP = 25.15 xp/kill
• Slay 400 Storm's Heart soldiers: 4,405 XP = 22.03 xp/kill
• Slay 750 Storm's Heart soldiers: 7,395 XP = 21.13 xp/kill
• Slay 1,500 Storm's Heart soldiers: 15,390 XP = 20.52 xp/kill
• Slay 3,000 Storm's Heart soldiers: 31,195 XP = 20.8 xp/kill

Explorer

Each Explorer is worth 400 XP, with a 2,000 Bonus XP for locating everything.

Lore

• Find the Fields of Immolation
• Find the Gate of Shavarath
• Find Crystal Spin Peak
• Find the Aurum Supply Depot
• Find Gnoll's Breath Ridge
• Find Bleeding Rock Falls
• Find the Beast And The Brothers
• Find the Brother Who Holds The Horn
• Find the Doomed Brother
• Find the Father Victorious
• Find Storm's Heart Summit

Dungeon Entrances

• Find the entrance to The Crucible
• Find the entrance to the Prison of the Planes
• Find the entrance to the Madstone Crater
• Find the entrance to the Aurum Lair
• Find the entrance to the Hobgoblin Lair
• Find the entrance to the Minotaur Lair
• Find the entrance to the Orc Lair
• Find the entrance to the Rakshasa Lair
• Find the entrance to the Troll Lair

Monsters

Name ( picture )	CR	Type	Race	Slayer
Ancient Flayer ( view  • edit )	15	Aberration	Mind Flayer	Storm's Eye
Arzag-Khor Loremaster ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin	Storm's Fist
Arzag-Khor Shaman ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin	Storm's Fist
Aurum Supply Master ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ●♦26Epic Normal	Dwarf	Dwarf	Storm's Eye
Blackheart Oracle ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Giant	Troll	Storm's Heart
Blackheart Pathfinder ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard ●♠58Epic Elite	Giant	Troll	Storm's Heart
Blackheart Warmonger ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite	Giant	Troll	Storm's Heart
Bow Master Yaga ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Captain Two Stone ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Fist
Chief Ogh ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Cloud Giant Captain ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Eye
Cloven-Jaw Scout ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦24Epic Normal ●♥28Epic Hard ●♠58Epic Elite	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin	Storm's Fist
Cloven-Jaw Veteran ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥28Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin	Storm's Fist
Cloven-Jaw Warlord ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Goblinoid	Hobgoblin	Storm's Fist
Copper Concord Bard ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Humanoid	Human	Storm's Eye
Cyclone ( view  • edit )	●♦27Epic Normal	Giant	Giant	-
Expedition Leader Brazwold ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Dwarf	Dwarf	Storm's Eye
Fire Giant Captain ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Fire Giant ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♦25Epic Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Fist
Forsworn Aspirant ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur	Storm's Heart
Forsworn Hero ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur	Storm's Heart
Forsworn Liege-Lord ( view  • edit )	♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur	Storm's Heart
Forsworn Mystic ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur	Storm's Heart
Giant Savage ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Gold Concord Cleric ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Dwarf	Dwarf	Storm's Eye
Gold Concord Fighter ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Dwarf	Dwarf	Storm's Eye
Gold Concord Wizard ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Dwarf	Dwarf	Storm's Eye
Hill Giant Hunter ( view  • edit )	♦9Normal ♥11Hard ♠14Elite	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Hill Giant Sergeant ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Hill Giant ( view  • edit )	♦7Normal ♥9Hard ♠12Elite	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Jarilith ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Evil Outsider	Demon	Storm's Eye
Lord Cirrus ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Lord Jax ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Heart
Lord Ragath ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Evil Outsider	Rakshasa	Storm's Eye
Pride Leader Xilic ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal	Evil Outsider	Demon	Storm's Eye
Runetusk Berserker ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♦26Epic Normal ●♥30Epic Hard ●♠61Epic Elite	Giant	Ogre	Storm's Heart
Runetusk Brawler ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal	Giant	Ogre	Storm's Heart
Runetusk Ranger ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Giant	Ogre	Storm's Heart
Runetusk Scout ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard	Giant	Ogre	Storm's Heart
Silver Concord Fighter ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Humanoid	Human	Storm's Eye
Stone Giant Captain ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal ●♦25Epic Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Fist
Stormsworn Sky Knight ( view  • edit )	♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite	Giant	Giant	Storm's Eye
Stormsworn Spellbinder ( view  • edit )	♦17Normal ♥19Hard ♠22Elite ●♦25Epic Normal	Giant	Giant	Storm's Eye
Tarmor Stonehoof ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Monstrous Humanoid	Minotaur	Storm's Heart
Uthger Runetusk ( view  • edit )	♦16Normal	Giant	Ogre	Storm's Heart
Windlasher Elementalist ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Windlasher Pack Lord ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Windlasher Ripper ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♠15Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Windlasher Runner ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Windlasher Soul Howler ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Gnoll	Gnoll	Storm's Fist
Wyrm Cult Bone-Knitter ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♥29Epic Hard	Orc	Orc	Storm's Fist
Wyrm Cult Eviscerator ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite ●♥30Epic Hard	Orc	Orc	Storm's Fist
Wyrm Cult Heresiarch ( view  • edit )	♦15Normal ♥17Hard ♠20Elite	Orc	Orc	Storm's Fist
Wyrm Cult Impaler ( view  • edit )	♦12Normal ♥14Hard ♠17Elite ●♦25Epic Normal ●♥29Epic Hard	Orc	Orc	Storm's Fist
Wyrm Cult Sacrificer ( view  • edit )	♦10Normal ♥12Hard ♠15Elite ●♥27Epic Hard	Orc	Orc	Storm's Fist
Zakya Cult Archer ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Humanoid	Human	Storm's Eye
Zakya Cultist ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥15Hard ♠18Elite	Humanoid	Human	Storm's Eye
Zakya Rakshasa Lord ( view  • edit )	♦13Normal ♥18Hard ♠21Elite	Evil Outsider	Rakshasa	Storm's Eye

Historic

This heroic level area saw some changes with U17 (Feb of '13).

• New shrines were added in some areas, such as near the Entrance to the Troll Lair.
• Minor terrain changes, though they are mostly cosmetic. The usual paths did not change.
• Monster spawns were changed, with a general increase in counts and locations. In some cases, such as near active rare encounters, respawning seems to happen until the rare is killed.
• The farshifter in Gianthold, Narkonk, could now teleport you to the Epic or the Heroic version of the three faction locations: Storm's Eye, Storm's Heart, or Storm's Fist.
  • These are not the same as the old purple diamond locations, which have been removed from the map.

See Also:

• Update 17 named items